Private Loan Processing. Simplified.

If you work with students and families to provide private education loans, you’re in the right place! Our resources and solutions connect all those involved in streamlining and modernizing private loan processing.

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Our Solutions

Private loan processing requires the secure exchange of private data and close communication between a student’s school financial aid office and lenders. Imagine tracking all of that information manually! Surprisingly, it still happens that way—but not for schools and lenders that use our solutions.

ScholarNet®

ScholarNet is an online private loan certification and disbursement solution that reduces errors, saves time, protects data, and streamlines processing to efficiently get students the funds they need to access and stay in school. It instantly connects any participating CommonLine-compliant school, service provider, or FAMS with hundreds of private loan providers and their loan programs. All of this convenient website access is fully supported by an experienced Great Lakes team.

For Schools

From certification through disbursement, automate and manage private loan data quickly, securely, and without errors.

For Lenders

FastChoice™

FastChoice is an online private loan selection tool popular with schools and lenders. With flexible loan disclosure and private loan counseling flows, FastChoice helps students understand their loan obligation. Schools choose to scope lenders by a preferred or historical lender list and provide loan programs on a user-friendly portal that makes it easy for students to compare. Lenders can quickly create and display accurate loan programs for multiple schools. Add support from the entire Great Lakes team—and everyone’s a winner.

For Schools

Select and display private loan programs on a school-branded site that helps students compare, choose, and understand their loans.

For Lenders

ScholarNet Central

Connection with others who face the same challenges leads to sharing of information that helps us all.

Check out our growing list of resources designed to help us connect with each other. If you or a colleague has blogs, podcasts, or other resources to share on ScholarNet Central, please contact our ScholarNet team.

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Higher Ed Expertise Applied

Powered by Great Lakes, ScholarNet and FastChoice are secure,
compliant solutions that streamline private loan processing and make
your job easier. Since 1999, hundreds of schools and lenders have
turned to us for our technical expertise, customer service and
support, and attention to evolving needs.